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from Porto Cavello in 18 days passage, all quiet there, and the Capt tells me that the congress had decided .on tolorating all religions, a. very important step, ·what a wonderful advantage it would be to Mexico, if they would do the same, they had also forbidden all foreign Merchants doing business in their own name, except from those countries which had acknowledged their Independence-- The Mexican Minister is at present in this City, he was in our office yesterday, I hope his visit to this Country, will impress him, with favorable ideas in regard to our Government, Institutions, Customs etc, and that he will be able to transmit the good effects of them home- Mr. Treat the Brother of the Gentleman who made you a visit some time ago, is appointed, vice consul in this City, for Mexico, he is a particular friend of Henrys- I had the pleasure of passing part of an evening with the one who was with JOU, (a few evenings since, and had some interesting conversation with him, relative to your Colony, and he promised to call, and poss an evening with me, but left Town, without doing so, he had not positively decided on returning to Texas, but thought it prob- able he should, and if he goes I think he said it would be in October next- Mr. Prentiss called on me the other day to request a loan of your pamphlet, he tells me he is appointed the Agent to sell the Tract of Land, adjoining yours that was granted to Dr. [Wood- buryi] whose Brother I wrote you some time ago, was going to see you, to consult you about it, cannot recollect his name at this moment- I saw by the Texas Gazette the sloop Nelson advertised for this place and saw her reported as having arrived in the Mississippi, I think, but she does not make her appearance yet, I hope she may come as I hope to hear from you by her, and I suppose Mr John Austin will come in her as I have heard he was also coming this way, if he comes I shall calculate to hear a great many particulars about Texas, I hope they have not suffei'ed •by the tremend.ious Gales, that have caused so many disasters lately- There was & letter received here a few days ago from Matamoras, stating tb~t Henry was going to your Colony with his Steam Boat- we wait anxiously to lmow if it is correct, it is a long time since any letters have been received here from him,- it was reported that there '\\as a vessel to leave Matamoras about the 12 July, for this place, by which he may have written, but she has not made her appearance yet- If he had of gone there, in his individual capacity, some time since, you could probably have pointed out to him, a way of doing something to advantage, ere this, while I fear the Del Norte Enterprise, is a going to result unfavorably, poor fellow he has
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